Korean J Occup Health Nurs.  2021 May;30(2):37-45. 10.5807/kjohn.2021.30.2.37.

The Influence of Workplace Violence Experience on Depression among Female Caregivers

• Lee SJ
• Kim J

• KMID: 2516232
• DOI: http://doi.org/10.5807/kjohn.2021.30.2.37

Abstract

Purpose
This study aimed to investigate the influence of workplace violence experience on depression among female caregivers in Korea.
Methods
This study was a secondary data analysis of data from the 5th Korean Working Conditions Survey (KWCS). The study sample consisted of 484 female caregivers. IBM SPSS 25.0 was used for complex sample analysis, which considered sampling the weights of variables. Based on the survey questions, we used complex sample cross-tabulation and the complex sample general linear model (CSGLM).
Results
About 10.1% of female caregivers experienced workplace violence. The factors influencing workplace violence experience on depression were organizational justice (p=.048) and illness (p=.004). However, in cases with no violence, the influencing factors were psychological work environment (p=.001), work environment satisfaction (p=.024), and work engagement (p=.004).
Conclusion
Caregivers are vulnerable to workplace violence. Therefore, it is necessary to formulate a policies such as organizational justice, work environment satisfaction, and work engagement to improve the working environment.

Keyword

Caregivers; Workplace violence; Depression; Work engagement